Friday, March 29, 2024

North India

“Institutional murder”: Leaders, family raise concerns over Mukhtar Ansari’s death in jail, demand probe

From opposition leaders to his family members, many took to social media to mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in the state, who died in jail on Thursday, and demand an independent investigation into it.

‘My family and I have suffered injustice’: Released Muslim activist Javed Mohammed speaks out

When Javed Mohammed left for the police station on his scooter on the night of 10 June 2022,...

Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies

A five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in...

No interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested and is under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.

AAP’s lone Lok Sabha MP joins BJP

The lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Jalandhar, Sushil Kumar Rinku on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Asif, Devangana and Natasha free to walk out of jail

More than 48 hours after Delhi High Court bail order, Karkadoma Special Court on Thursday issued warrants for release of student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha from Tihar jail in the Delhi violence conspiracy case pursuant to the bail granted to them by the Delhi High Court on June 15.

‘Rajasthan Rising’, marginalised girls fight child marriage

“I protected myself but I knew there are girls out there who are facing the same problem in lockdown. I knew we needed to unite and help each other”,...
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“Justice is being delayed” Siddique Kappan speaks to media for first time since arrest

“I want justice. I still believe in our Constitution, but justice is being delayed. This is a completely fake case,” said Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan as he was escorted out of a Mathura court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

“No FIRs can curtail my right to speak against state-orchestrated tyranny,” Maskoor Usmani responds to Ghaziabad Police FIR

Speaking about the FIR registered against him along with other Congress politicians, journalist and social media giant Twitter by Ghaziabad Police over tweets in connection to the assault on an elderly Muslim man, Congress leader Maskoor Usmani said that no FIRs can curtail his right to speak against the "state-orchestrated tyranny being faced by any individual on the basis of caste, creed, community, and culture".
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Hathras case: UP court drops bailable offences against journalist Siddique Kappan, three others

A court in Mathura dropped proceedings on charges related to apprehension of breach of peace against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and three other Muslim youths on Tuesday as the police failed to complete the inquiry against them within the prescribed period of six months, reported legal website Live Law.

UP Police FIR against Twitter, journalists and Congress leaders for tweets on Ghaziabad Muslim man’s assault

Ghaziabad Police in Uttar Pradesh has registered a case against Twitter, Congress leaders Dr Shama Mohammed, Salman Nizami, and Maskoor Usmani, journalists Mohammed Zubair, Rana Ayyub and media outlet The Wire and writer Saba Naqvi over tweets in connection with the assault of an elderly Muslin man.
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Bizarre: UP Police arrests Muslim man who rescued 72-year-old Muslim from Hindu group’s attack

After a video of the Hindu youths' horrific assault on a 72-year-old elderly Muslim Abdul Samad went viral over social media, the Ghaziabad police arrested a Muslim youth Aadil who "rushed to the scene to rescue Abdul Samad” from assailants.

“Chakkajams not offence under UAPA” HC slams Delhi Police for chargesheet against student leaders

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, in three separate orders, while granting bail to the student leaders Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, said that after reading the Delhi Police chargesheet and the material filed alongwith it by the prosecution, it prima facie found the allegations made against them “are not even borne out” from the material on which they are based.
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SIO welcomes Delhi HC’s decision to grant bail to its member Asif Tanha, JNU leaders Natasha and Devangana

Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) today welcomed the Delhi High Court's decision to grant bail to its member and Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, Pinjra Tod activists and Jawaharlal Nehru University students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita in the northeast Delhi violence conspiracy case.

Delhi HC grants bail to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha

A division bench of Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed bail to Jamia Millia Islamia student leader Asif Iqbal Tanha and Pinjra Tod activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita...
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Man who has called for killing of Muslims appointed as spokesperson of BJP Haryana

The decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to appoint Kerni Sena chief Suraj Pal Amu as spokesperson in Haryana is being seen as rewarding him for the hate speeches given by Amu at Mahapanchayat held in support of those arrested for lynching Asif Khan in Sohna.

“They showed a video of them attacking other Muslims”; 72 year old assaulted in Ghaziabad for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’

Abdul Samad, 72 year old was brutally thrashed by Hindu extremists in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district for not chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' and not singing 'Vande Mataram'.
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